John OZMENT Eli & Richard OZMENT R 447 1837-1838 Eli OZMENT Richard OZMENT U 500 1842-1844 These two from the list I just sent on Wilson Co, TN deed book entries intrigue me. Has anyone seen these deeds? Could this be a clue that Eli and Richard might be sons of John OZMENT? Right now I have Eli with John and Richard with James H. Ozment, Sr. But the recent email from John Alan Ozment said he thought Eli was a son of James H. Ozment, Sr. I sure would like to know what these deeds say! Eleanor Colson

If anyone has transcriptions of any of these deeds, would you share them for the website? Thanks, Eleanor Colson OZMENTS found in Wilson County, TN Deed Books GRANTOR GRANTEE DEED BOOK PAGE YEARS Thomas McCartney John OZMENT D 427 1809-1812 Benj. McCullock Jonathan OZMENT E 235 1812-1816 Benj. Lea & R. Comer Jonathan OZMENT H 234 1819-1821 Robert Butler James OZMENT K 167 1824-1825 John Baird Samuel OZMENT N 77 1829-1832 Thomas S. Green James OZMENT P 382 1833-1835 Robert Shannon Alfred OZMENT Q 427 1835-1837 Armstead Lain Richard OZMENT S 245 1838-1840 Jonathan OZMENT Daniel & T. Richmond E 395 1812-1816 Jonathan OZMENT Jeptha Clemmons H 301 1819-1821 Jonathan OZMENT Levi Holloway H 269 1819-1821 James OZMENT Daniel & Thomas Richmond I 160 1821-1814 James OZMENT Peter Sullivan K 264 1824-1825 Samuel OZMENT James OZMENT N 261 1829-1832 Samuel OZMENT Sally OZMENT Q 537 1839-1837 Sarah OZMENT dower L 137 Samuel A. OZMENT Jane OZMENT N 261 1829-1832 James H. OZMENT Henry Hunt N 12 1829-1832 Thomas OZMENT Gilbert Young O 334 1832-1833 Thomas OZMENT Daniel Richmond O 119 1832-1833 John OZMENT Eli & Richard OZMENT R 447 1837-1838 Sarah OZMENT William Alsup R 86 1837-1838 James OZMENT Levi Holloway S 306 1838-1840 Eli OZMENT Richard OZMENT U 500 1842-1844 Sarah & Samuel OZMENT Cameron OZMENT V 61 Alfred OZMENT F. E. Shannon X 425 1848-1850

--part1_10.33e68b9.271142f9_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Language: en Lon, Thank you concerning my mother. She is back to about 90% now, after 2-1/2=20 > months. > =20 > I have a couple of minor corrections to make: > =20 > (1) Madora Ann Coleman (not Medora); > (2) John Osman died in Montgomery Co., NY, in 1824 (not 1822); and > (3) Jonathan, John=E2=80=99s nephew (son of Samuel) [NOT "his nephew"=20= =E2=80=94 i.e.=20 James=20 > H.]; > =20 John A. Ozment --part1_10.33e68b9.271142f9_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: <johnozment@hotmail.com> Received: from rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (rly-yg05.mail.aol.com [172.18.147.5]) by air-yg03.mail.aol.com (v76_r1.8) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Oct 2000 09:30:39 -0400 Received: from hotmail.com (f3.law9.hotmail.com [64.4.9.3]) by rly-yg05.mx.aol.com (v75_b3.9) with ESMTP; Wed, 04 Oct 2000 09:30:27 -0400 Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Wed, 4 Oct 2000 06:30:27 -0700 Received: from 198.93.154.20 by lw9fd.law9.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Wed, 04 Oct 2000 13:30:27 GMT X-Originating-IP: [198.93.154.20] From: "John Ozment" <johnozment@hotmail.com> To: LonRMartin@aol.com Subject: Errata Date: Wed, 04 Oct 2000 06:30:27 PDT Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F3vDpEDiOa7ddhlHs4600007ac0@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 04 Oct 2000 13:30:27.0342 (UTC) FILETIME=[42018AE0:01C02E07] X-Mailer: Unknown 4 Oct. 2000 Dear Lon, Thank you concerning my mother. She is back to about 90% now, after 2-1/2 months. I have a couple of minor corrections to make: (1) Madora Ann Coleman (not Medora); (2) John Osman died in Montgomery Co., NY, in 1824 (not 1822); and (3) Jonathan, John’s nephew (son of Samuel) [NOT "his nephew" — i.e. James H.]; I also have a couple of questions to pose: Is Cameron more likely a son of Jonathan or of James? You prefer Jonathan, and Evelyn prefers James. Wilson Co., TN, Marriage (Cam’s 1st marriage) Cameron OZMENT m. Sally KELLY, 31 Mar 1829; bondsman J. A. GOODWIN 1767 James Ozment was married in NC (to Martha?), per an early land record (received from Evelyn Thoes). 1767 James Ozment was later married to Sarah, per the 1850 TN census. Could he be the same James Osment who married Levina Osment on 9 Nov. 1820? Or, was that the 1830 TN James (1801-09) (James, Jr.?)? North Carolina — 1810 OZMENT, J., Guilford County, page 183; 1 male 45+, 2 males 16-26, 1 male < 10, 1 female 45+, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 16-26, 2 females 10-16, 1 female < 10 [If my John, then 1 male 1801-10 (Alfred, not Greenberry). 2 males 16-26 = James H. and Eli? Where’s Richard S. (10)?] OZMENT, James, Guilford County, page 171; 1 male 26-45, 1 male 16-26, 1 male 10-16, 3 males < 10, 1 female 26-45, 1 female 10-16, 3 females < 10 [Which males could comprise James’ 5 sons here? Only 1 son in 1820 TN — 6th son?] OZMENT, Jonathan, Guilford County, page 156; 1 male 26-45, 2 males < 10, 2 females 26-45, 2 females < 10 OZMENT, Jonathan, Guilford County, page 171; 1 male 26-45, 4 males < 10, 1 fem

Posted on: OZMENT Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/deeds/3 Surname: OZMENT ------------------------- Wilson Co, TN Deed Book E, page 235 27 Nov 1812. Benj. McCullock of Rutherford Co, TN to Jonathan OZMENT, 440 acres on Barton's Creek. Witnesses: Robert Shannon and John OZMENT Wilson Co, TN Deed Book I, page 160 23 Mar 1822?. James OZMENT to Daniel Richmond and Thomas Richmond, 50 acres on Sinking Creek. Wilson Co, TN Deed Book K, page 264-265 12 Oct 1824. James OZMENT to Peter Sullivan, a tract of land on Round Lick Creek. Wilson Co, TN Deed Book D, page 427 05 Feb 1811. Thomas McCartney to John OZMENT, 167 acres on Stone's River. Bounded by: Andrew and John McCartney. Wilson Co, TN Deed Book H, page 234 13 Jun 1820. Benjamin Lea and Reuben P. Comer to Jonathan OSMENT, 107 acres on Barton's Creek. Wilson Co, TN Deed Book H, page 269 27 Jun 1820. Jonathan OSMENT to Levi Holloway, 50 acres on Barton's Creek. Wilson Co, TN Deed Book H, page 301 28 Jan 1820. John OSMENT to Jeptha Clemmons, 20 acres on Pond Lick it being the land where said John OSMENT now lives. >From Wilson Co, TN Deed Books C-M, 1798-1829, by Thomas E. Partlow, 1984

Posted on: OZMENT Deeds Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/surnames/o/z/OZMENT/deeds/2 Surname: OZMENT ------------------------- >From Guilford Co, NC Land Entries 1779 - 1796, Dr. A. B. Pruitt, 1987 #2594, 03 Oct 1787. Richard OZMENT, Sr. enters 50 acres in Guilford County, south side of Stoney Creek. Borders: John Hunter, Florence Sullivan, Josiah Trotter, and Francis Cummings. Page 54 #2928, 22 Nov 1795. Richard ORSMENT enters 100 acres; warrant issued. Page 74

Ozment Alice Corine 04-27-1987 MC LENNAN F Add Ozment Arthur 02-16-1992 SAN PATRICIO M Add Ozment Billy Jack 02-11-1991 CHEROKEE M Add Ozment Catherine Florida 07-08-1966 WICHITA F WIDOWED Add Ozment Cecil Lee SR 03-20-1984 JEFFERSON M Add Ozment Claude E 06-18-1977 HIDALGO M Add Ozment Clifford Leman 04-19-1968 BOSQUE M SINGLE Add Ozment Cora Fay 09-04-1981 ELLIS F Add Ozment Dan Lee SR 03-23-1990 MC LENNAN M Add Ozment Diamond Louise 09-20-1969 HARRIS F SINGLE Add Ozment Dorothy Bea 03-22-1994 JEFFERSON F Add Ozment Edward L JR 11-21-1993 DALLAS M Add Ozment Elizabeth Genevieve 08-18-1998 TRAVIS F Add Ozment Fannie Medford 01-18-1964 TRAVIS F WIDOWED Add Ozment Frances 02-24-1989 MC LENNAN F Add Ozment Gladys Margaret 10-08-1981 HIDALGO F Add Ozment Herbert Palace 10-05-1998 LAMAR M Add Ozment James H 03-25-1971 MC LENNAN M SINGLE Add Ozment Jerome 01-06-1971 JASPER M MARRIED Add Ozment Jewel 04-25-1996 GREGG F Add Ozment Jimmy Lee 01-29-1995 JEFFERSON M Add Ozment John Orlie 05-08-1993 LAMB M Add Ozment Joseph Weldon 07-30-1969 POTTER M SINGLE Add Ozment Lillian A 08-05-1967 BEXAR F WIDOWED Add Ozment Lucille Harper 09-27-1995 TARRANT F Add Ozment Lula Corene 02-03-1989 HALE F Add Ozment Margaret Sue 04-21-1989 SMITH F Add Ozment Mary Ester 09-15-1997 POTTER F Add Ozment Medford P 01-07-1975 BEXAR M Add Ozment Mossie Ann 09-16-1980 TARRANT F Add Ozment Myrtle L 12-03-1982 NEWTON F Add Ozment Pearl Louise 12-28-1985 DALLAS F Add Ozment Riley Houston 02-10-1982 WOOD M Add Ozment Robert Alvin 05-04-1996 BEXAR M Add Ozment Roy Franklin SR 01-11-1982 HARRIS M Add Ozment Ruby Uldine 10-11-1982 GREGG F Add Ozment Ruth Lee 06-20-1989 SMITH F Add Ozment Shari Lou 10-08-1992 MC LENNAN F Add Ozment Shirley Maxiene 10-20-1984 DALLAS F Add Ozment Sybil Chase 02-20-1984 BELL F Add Ozment Terry Jack 04-09-1982 DALLAS M Add Ozment Virginia Elizabeth 04-07-1993 TRAVIS F Add Ozment William E SR 09-22-1974 SMITH M SINGLE Add Osment Bessie Bryan 05-06-1989 HARRISON F Add Osment Bettie Samuels 03-07-1969 JONES F SINGLE Add Osment Carrie Lee 05-20-1994 HASKELL F Add Osment David R 05-01-1977 LUBBOCK M Add Osment Della 03-17-1965 HIDALGO F SINGLE Add Osment Douglas Henry 02-14-1985 MC LENNAN M Add Osment Earl F 06-28-1977 HASKELL M Add Osment Gertrude 03-09-1991 MC LENNAN F Add Osment Harry Lumpkin 05-23-1964 HARRISON M SINGLE Add Osment Henry L 02-12-1971 JONES M SINGLE Add Osment Inez L 06-04-1976 JONES F Add Osment James W 02-19-1972 JONES M SINGLE Add Osment John Edward 08-10-1965 MC LENNAN M SINGLE Add Osment Julia M 11-21-1978 FALLS F Add Osment Kenneth Douglas 01-27-1996 HILL M Add Osment Laura 02-11-1986 LUBBOCK F Add Osment Lonnie Richard 05-02-1966 HIDALGO M WIDOWED Add Osment Maude Cathrine 09-28-1965 JONES F SINGLE Add Osment Myrtle C 06-07-1980 JONES F Add Osment Robbie Joe 05-09-1988 TAYLOR M Add Osment Ruby Lorell 07-12-1997 MC LENNAN F Add Osment Walter Fred 04-04-1987 JONES M Add

Before I go look these up at the library, does anyone already have any of these census records and can share with me so that I may add them to the Ozment census page? Also, if you have any others I don't have I would be happy to add them to the page. Thanks so much, Eleanor Colson NORTH CAROLINA 1850 OZMENT, Alfred, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 286 OZMENT, Andrew, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 355 OSMENT, Calvin, Guilford County, Northern Div, page 427 OZMENT, Charles, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 322 OZMENT, Dorcas, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 309 OZMENT, Edna, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 309 OSMENT, Elizabeth, Guilford County, Northern Div, page 390 OZMENT, Huldah, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 323 OZMENT, Martin, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 310 OSMENT, Mary, Davidson County, Southern Div, page 323 OZMENT, Price, Guilford County, Southern Div, page 323 OSMENT, Walter, Guilford County, Northern Div, page 380 1860 OZMENT, Calvin, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 118 OSMENT, Eli, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 120 OZMENT, Howard, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 274 OSMENT, Hulda, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 121 OSMENT, Jonathan, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 123 OSMENT, Jonathan, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 216 OSMENT, Price, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 123 OZMENT, Rachel, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 150 OSMENT, William, Guilford County, Greensboro, page 109 1870 OSMENT, Calvin, Guilford County, Morehead Township, page 233 OZMENT, Eli, Guilford County, Summer Township, page 271 OZMENT, John, Mecklenburg County, 2 W. Charlotte, page 070 OSMENT, Nathan, Guilford County, Morehead Township, page 233 OZMENT, Robert, Guilford County, Summer Township, page 271 TENNESSEE: 1850 OZMENT, Cameron, Wilson County, 21st Civil Dist, page 486 OZMENT, David A., Bedford County, 11th Civil Dist, page 178 OZMENT, Emily V., Fayette County, 8th Civil Dist, page 298 OSMENT, Green B., Davidson County, 3rd Civil Dist, page 216 OZMENT, J. M., Bedford County, 11th Civil Dist, page 180 OZMENT, James, Wilson County, 21st Civil Dist, page 486 OZMENT, John, Bedford County, 11th Civil Dist, page 179 OSMENT, John, McNairy County, 8th Dist, page 084 OSMENT, John, McNairy County, 7th Dist, page 004 OSMENT, John, Rutherford County, Millersburgh Dist, page 324 OZMENT, Joseph, Wilson County, 22nd Civil Dist, page 470 OZMENT, Joseph, Wilson County, 21st Civil Dist, page 486 OSMENT, Leanden, Bradley County, 26th Sub Div, page 266 OZMENT, Mary, McNairy County, 6th Dist, page 019 OSMENT, Nathan, Bradley County, 26th Sub Div, page 193 OSMENT, Nehamiah, Bradley County, 26th Sub Div, page 231 OSMENT, Samuel, Hardeman County, page 185 OZMENT, Sarah, Wilson County, 21st Civil Dist, page 479 OSMENT, Thomas C., Davidson County, 3rd Civil Dist, page 215 OZMENT, Thomas J., Wilson County, 25th Civil Dist, page 440 OZMENT, Watson W., Wilson County, 22nd Civil Dist, page 476 OZMENT, William L., Wilson County, 22nd Civil Dist, page 467 1860 OSMENT, Alice, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, Elizabeth, Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Elizabeth, Davidson County, Dist 6, page 148 OSMENT, Franklin, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, Hall, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, Henry, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OZMENT, James L., Davidson County, Nashville Ward 7, page 452 OSMENT, John, Davidson County, Dist 6, page 148 OSMENT, John, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, John A., Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, John W., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Joseph, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, Joseph H., Davidson County, Dist 6, page 148 OSMENT, Joseph S., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OZMENT, Julia A., Davidson County, Nashville Ward 7, page 452 OSMENT, Les, Davidson County, Dist 6, page 148 OSMENT, Lucinda C., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Lucius, Bradley County, Cleveland, Page 199 OSMENT, Martha J., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Mary, Bradley County, Dist 5, page 192 OSMENT, Mary E., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Milmoth, Dist 5, page 192 OZMENT, R. G., Davidson County, Nashville Ward 6, page 449 OSMENT, Rebecca A., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, Thomas A., Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 OSMENT, William, Bradley County, Dist 13, page 168 TEXAS: 1850 OZMENT, V., Cherokee County, Rusk, page 867 1860 OSMENT, Savanah, Lampasas County, Lampasas PO, page 176 1870 OZMENT, Anderson, Cherokee County, Rusk, page 193 OZMENT, Andrew C., Cooke County, Gainesville Prec. 3, page 238 OZMENT, David B., Cooke County, Gainesville Prec. 3, page 238 OZMENT, J. W., Anderson County, Palestine PO, page 001 OZMENT, James J., Cooke County, Gainesville Prec. 3, page 238 OZMENT, John L., Kaufman County, Kaufman, page 068 OZMENT, Mack, Cooke County, Gainesville Prec. 3, page 238 OSMENT, Savana, Lampasas County, Lampasas 1 Prec, page 393 OZMENT, William D., Cooke County, Gainesville Prec. 3, page 244 1880 OSMENT, Anderson, Newton County, ED 56, page 459 OZMENT, Andrew, Cooke County, ED 114, page 286 OZMENT, Daniel, Cooke County, ED 114, page 286 OZMENT, J. R., Anderson County, Palestine, page 025 OZMENT, J. W., Anderson County, Palestine, page 038 OZMENT, James, Cooke County, ED 114, page 285 OZMENT, Leonard, Cooke County, ED 114, page 270 OSMENT, M. M., Cooke County, 2 W. Gainesville, page 200 OZMENT, Samuel, Tarrant County, ED 205, page 269 OSMENT, Tom, Caldwell County, ED 28, page 225 OZMENT, William, Cooke County, ED 114, page 293

I have a James Ozment in 1860 Drew Co, AR, that I cannot figure out where he belongs. I would assume that he is somehow related to Alfred or James H., Jr. from the names of the children, but how? Could he be a son of Eli? Page 191; Family #686 James OZMENT 35 TN Farmer 1500 300 Mary 30 TN Robert 10 AR Alfred 8 AR Elizabeth 6 AR James 4 AR Jane 2 AR Eli 1 AR Eleanor Colson

same here thank you eleanor and lon. what a learning process this is. jackie carroll ozment

Dear Cousins: Now you know why I have been encouraging contact with John Alan Ozment. Thank you Lon and Eleanor !!! This very detailed thesis by him on our Ozment/Osment family history has helped keep this research in the proper prospective and put to rest some of the "recycled errors". I look forward to hearing more from him through this OZMENT web site. Thank you, John. Dwight W. Ozment Richmond, VA

In a message dated 10/6/00 3:51:46 PM Central Daylight Time, moosie@flash.net writes: > In today's post there was a note that the Ozments came from Maryland to > Guilford Co. > ,NC. In tracing my ggrandfather, I found he married Lucinda Ozment in > Guilford > county May 16, 1832. She was born approx. 1814. I have been unable to find > definitive information about either Lucinda's parents or my ggrandfather's. > Does > anybody have a source of info about the Ozments in Guilford and surrounding > area at > that time in history? > Ivan Lamb Hi, Ivan Is this the one? If it is we can go back farther with this Lucinda. Descendants of Lucinda Ozment Generation No. 1 1. LUCINDA OZMENT ((JAMES) THOMAS, JAMES, RICHARD) was born Abt. 1818 in Guilford County, North Carolina, and died February 04, 1865 in Wilson County, Tennessee. She married RICHARD WRIGHT 1838. Child of LUCINDA OZMENT and RICHARD WRIGHT is: i. AMERICA EMELINE WRIGHT, m. HENRY ROSS CLARK, 1865. Some of the Lambs were outstanding gunsmiths. Eleanor has an article on her website about it. I have run across a Mary Lamb in my database. I thought that was a good name. Sincerely, Lon

Cousins, Please remember to snip your posts when replying to a digest. Please do not copy the entire digest when answering. It takes up too much space on the server. Thanks, Eleanor Colson

> As regards the 1790 NC census that you mentioned, look again on the same > page as my John Osment (1763, MD - 1842+, TN) of Guilford County. You will > find our Richard, Sr. and his sons Richard, Jr., and our Samuel, but the > surname was spelled differently, something like Ogburn ... sort of like when > > the later census had it as Orsment (written with a drawl perhaps). Florence > Sullivan, Jr., and Joel Sullivan, etc., were right there, too. > > I think I remember Richard, Jr., was listed in the 1830 TN census. It may > have been there that a birth year of 1760 was inferred. But, I would take it > > to be late 1759. For, the 1778 Caroline Co., MD, census has Samuel and > Richard, Jr., as at least 18 years old by February of 1760, the time of that > > enumeration. > > So, in the birth order of the May 1817, Guilford Co., NC, will of Richard > Ozment, Sr., we would have: Samuel, 1757, Richard, Jr., 1759, daughter, > 1761, John, 1763, daughter, 1765, James, 1767 (83-1850, TN), daughter, > 1768/69, and Thomas, 1770 (79-10/1849). > > John was not on the 1815 NC state census, for he had bought land in Feb. > 1811 in Wilson Co., TN. James H. Ozment served in the War of 1812, beginning > > in 1812, from Tennessee, and was a bondsman for his sister’s wedding. > Jonathan, his nephew (son of Samuel), had no son named James H. John's > brother, James (1767), arrived with (prob.) Cameron (1811) by 1830. Perhaps > he was the same James who (re)married in 1820 Wilson Co., TN. > > I’m running out of time here at work, so I’ll have to break it off for now. > > You may share what I have shared with you, if you wish. > > We’ll talk again. Take care. > > Sincerely, > > John Alan Ozment >

May I say that the Eula Mae Harris Bible, although I have not yet sought to > procure a copy, is probably all in one handwriting, given the fact that > there are so many generations given, and all without months and years. The > Bibles that I have seen usually have only two or three generations and are > in one to three different handwritings. It would seem likely that she > obtained information from Mr. Arthur Jolley at one point. > > The late Lamar White of Midvale, Utah, conducted a taped interview with > Arthur Jolley in 1966. It was Lamar’s impression that, while Mr. Jolley did > the best he could, nonetheless much of what he said was not true, although > he interspersed bits here and there which were largely correct. > > The same basic outline of E.M. Harris’ Bible was extracted by Lamar from his > > interview with Mr. Jolley. > > Dwight Ozment of Richmond, Virginia, has interviewed Winifred Johnson of > Mesa, Arizona. Her grandfather began relating his family history to her some > > 70 years ago in Texas. She had contact with Mr. Jolley, too. As a result, > her recollections are tainted by the Jolley narrative to the point where > Dwight had to concede that Winifred, at times, could not separate those > facts obtained by her grandfather from those stories related to her by Mr. > Jolley. There is much of value in her knowledge of the Texas Ozments, which > trace back to John Jasper Ozment (b. ca. 1798-99, NC) and his father Robert > Lafayette of MS (b. ca. 1779). She grew up with Gene Autry and his mother, > Elnora Ozment. Their line has female Morgans and Fraziers, which contain > Indian blood. She told me that her grandfather had told her that Robert L. > Ozment was also a brother of my Alfred Ozment (b. late 1804-1877), and that > Alfred had a diary of family descendancy information, which sadly had never > been rediscovered. > > Arthur Jolley’s narrative is filled with improbabilities. > > One time it states that James H. Ozment, Sr., and Billy Eddings landed in > Charleston, SC, with Lafayette, and apparently in another version states > that they landed in New Orleans. > > James H. Ozment (1793-1861) was in New Orleans, Louisiana, for a couple of > years, around 1844. The book in the Santa Clara, CA, Library on the army of > Gen. Lafayette has a Jean Osmond of Caen, France, among his men. > > At one time, the narrative has Billy Eddings marrying White Fawn or > Elizabeth, the daughter of Chief Keoto. (I think I remember that he married > Rebecca Chandler of Laurens Co., SC.) It has James H., Sr., marrying Martha > Arden, the daughter of Chief Keoto’s brother. After leaving SC, James H., > Sr., and Billy taught at an Indian mission school in Robeson County, NC > (which was still part of Bladen County until 1787), where they married their > > princesses. The Harris Bible has her as Martha Arden (Madison). > > There was a (James) Madison Ozment, a son of Jonathan Ozment. There was, > also, a Martha A. Ozment, the firstborn child / daughter of Robert S. and > Caroline Ozment. > > According to Lamar White’s tape, Mr. Jolley’s son supposedly obtained > information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which said BIA related to me > that they don’t have records more that 40 years old. All older documents are > > forwarded to the National Archives, which said NARA related to me that they > had no such documents as Mr. Jolley’s son purported, in that they have no > records for dissipated and unamalgamated tribes, especially of that vintage > and in that area. So where did this information originate? > > There were a few dissipating reservations in Dorchester Co., MD, in the > 1780s, when my John Ozment (1763-1842+) would've married, ca. 1785. They > were Nanticoke, Choptank, etc. of the Delaware (Algonquin stock). The > Indians of Robeson Co., NC, would likely have been Catawba. > > I have never seen a James H. Ozment, Sr., from Robeson Co., NC. The paper > trail clearly shows that the Ozments came from Talbot Co., MD, to Caroline > Co., MD, to Guilford Co., NC, and from thence to Wilson Co., TN. > > Robert L. (ca. 1779) was probably born in MD, and he was probably a son of > Thomas Ozment, Jr., (1749, MD - ) who married Rachel (Mrs. Bradbury > Sylvester) in 1778. > > Richard (D.) Ozment, Jr., (1759, MD - 1830+, TN) probably had twin boys in > 1780, Manlove and Howard (both 70 in 1850, NC). > > Robert L. was probably too old to have been a brother of my Alfred (late > 1804, NC - 1877, AR), who had brothers Eli (1786, NC - 1850+, TN), James H. > (1793, NC - 1861, AR), and Richard S. (1800, NC - 1866, IL). Greenbury > Ozment (1805, NC - 1850+, TN) was probably not Alfred’s brother, even though > > they both married in Nashville a year apart. > > Let us just retire this Jolley narrative to family folklore, until such time > > as some hard evidence to the contrary surfaces. > > Apropos of my previous e-mail to you, I thought to append my thoughts on > Richard Osment (1718, MD - 1751+, MD) and his unknown wife. > > Richard Ozment, Sr., (1737, MD - 1817, NC) had a Richard (D.) Ozment, Jr., > (1759, MD - 1830+, TN) Could the initial stand for Davis, and represent the > surname of Richard Osment’s wife? (E.g.: Ozment acquaintances of Hannah > Oldham Davis Edge ... Elizabeth Davis Wise ... etc.) > > The 1733 Talbot Co., MD, tax list had one Osment male of 16 years or older > paying the tax. Therefore, 1733 - 15 = 1718, the birth year of Richard > Osment, who would’ve married at 18, in 1736. > > His son, Richard Ozment, was born in 1737. He was probably 21 by January > 1759 (will witness of Hannah Edge). Therefore, 1758 - 21 = 1737, also. > Richard would’ve married Rachel at age 18 or 19, in 1755 or 1756. > Alternately spelled, Richard Osmond, Jr., appeared on three inventory debt > lists in 1757 (along with his uncle Thomas Osmond), including that of the > late William Alexander. Richard Osment (1718-1751+) appeared as next of kin, > > along with his brother, Thomas Osment, and his nephew, George Gibson (son of > > Elinor Osment Gibson), on the 1751 inventory of his father, John Osment. > > In Sept. 1749, Richard Bennett bequeathed a land tract called “Neglect” to > two of the sons of John Osment, deceased, who were Thomas Osment (ca. > 1725-1758) and John Osment (1728-1822). It would transfer to John, if Thomas > > had no issue. > > But, Thomas had issue: Thomas, Jr., Priscilla (Jr.), and Jonathan. > > In 1793, John Osman (54) gave a deposition to the Land Commissioners. Thus, > he was born in 1739, and most likely was a brother of Richard (1737). > > Thus, the 1790 MD census had Thomas (Jr.), Jonathan, “old” John, and John > (son of 1718 Richard). > > Old John’s son, John Osman (1756, MD - 1822, NY), moved to Montgomery Co., > NY, after the Rev. War (per his pension application), where he died in 1822, > > leaving a son, John Osman. Old John died in 1822 at the age of 94 (will) or > 96 (newspaper). > > John and Cornelia (Morton) Osment had: Elinor Osment Gibson (ca. > 1712-1734+), Richard Osment (1718-1751+), Edward Osmond (ca. 1721-1750s+), > Thomas (ca. 1725-1758), and John (1728-1822). > > John Osman / Osment (ca. 1683-by 9/1749) had been born in Portsmouth, > Hampshire, England in 1783 (christened in 1784). > > Cornelia (ca. 1690-by 1740) had been born in Virginia in about 1690. Her > father, Robert Morton, first bought land in Talbot Co., MD, in 1700, with a > wife of a different name than was in his 1721 will and inventory. He was 30 > in 1683, when he was apprenticed for 4 years in Virginia. He was born in > Caddington, Bedford (1653). >

Hello Everyone, Thank you, Lon, for sharing. It is so interesting (and, thank goodness, something new! <g>) I have a couple of my 'food for thought' things here...beware ... they can be dangerous! :-) We believe the very early Paveys (Joseph Pavey, dec'd by Dec., 1733, Sussex Co, DE and quite possibly the father of Samuel Pavey I who may well have been Rebecca Pavey Ozment's gg grandpa) was involved in the shipping/trading business.... who we believe to be his son, Joseph Pavey, JR. was hired by Oglethorpe (1736) to be a Ranger and Indian Trader in Savannah and Augusta, GA. Apparently, Oglethorpe spent a lot of time in Charleston, SC (do you suppose Mr. Jolley could have meant Oglethorpe rather than Lafayette??) It appears that the Paveys 'hopped ship' and traveled up and down the east coast very frequently and I'm sure they weren't the only ones to travel like that (especially if they were conducting business.) For those of you that would like to read more about Oglethorpe, there is a lot of information about him through the (I believe) Augusta, GA USGenWeb site. I'll double-check there to see if they mention anything about Oglethorpe and New Orleans. Thanks, again. Marsha IL.

> 3 October 2000 > > Dear Lon, > > I have the following four items from Sheila Branham. > branham90@yahoo.com > ____________________ > > Item One: > > My line from Robert Ozment, Sr., is: > Robert Shelby Ozment, Sr., married 2nd wife Susan Stewart. > Robert S. Ozment, Jr. 3/29/1888 - 8/20/1974, married 1st wife > Lucy T. Wolfe 1/31/1887 - 8/24/1908 (died in childbirth with > a son); married second wife Emma Orella Glennon and had 6 > children, one of which is my grandmother, Bernice Oleta > Ozment 4/7/1919 - 10/29/1997. She married Wm Burl Brown. My > father is Johnny Brown, married Edna Kay McMurry. I am > Sheila Brown Branham 6/11/1971, married Michael Sean > Branham. I have a brother named David, and I have 2 > children. > ____________________ > > Item Two: > > Among the notes left at her (Drew County) historical society by Rebecca > (DeArmond) was a hand written page on a blank piece of paper from the Bible > of Mrs. Eula Mae Harris. I’ll start from the bottom. > > William Perice Harris b. 1866 in AR > Eula Mae Simpson b. 1901 in AR > > Father Samuel Simpson b 1865 in LA > Mother Lucindy Ozment b 1863 in AR > > Grandfather James G Ozment b 1823 in TN > Grandmother Rachel Ozment b 1835 in TN > > G-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Jr . b 1793 in NC > G-Grandmother Elizabeth Eddings b 1795 in SC > > GG-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Sr. b 1755 in England > GG-Grandmother Martha Arden (Madison) b 1757 in NC > > GGG-Grandfather John Ozment b 1733 in England > GGG-Grandmother Rachel Eaton b 1734 in England > > GGGG-Grandfather Robert Ozment b 1710 in England > GGGG-Grandmother Norma Jean Wilson b 1712 in England > > Rebecca DeArmond wrote a book entitled, “Old Times Not > Forgotten: A History of Drew County.” Have you heard of > it? Her gggg-grandfather was also Alfred Ozment. She did > lots of interviews and family group sheets and donated them > to the Drew County Historical Society. They have her book > there for sale, and I highly recommend it. > > The address is: Drew County Historical Society, 404 S Main St., Monticello, > > AR 71655, 870-367-7446. > ____________________ > > Item Three: > > R.S., Jr’s son Alfred has a daughter named Cindy who is supposed to be in > possession of a Bible. I can’t seem to get a copy of the pages. YET! I did > find in my grandmother’s box (Oleta) a copy of a “Births” page that I can > only assume went in that Bible. It begins with ... > > Robert Ozment was born the 12 of October 1820 > Susan Stuard was born the 25 of March 1849 > Alpherd (Alfred) Riley Ozment was born July the 18 1881 > Jimmie Ozment was bornd March the 29 1883 > Elmira Ozment was bornd the 5 of November the 1886 > Robert Ozment was born the 29? of March 1888 > Therefore, I don’t know for sure if this was Sr. or Jr. Bible. > > R.S. Sr. headstone does read 1828. The 1820 date is what > it states in the Bible record though. Who knows? > > Cindy, the one with the Bible, lives in TX I think. > ____________________ > > Item Four: > > Another great article that can be obtained from the historical society is > titled “Did You Know That?” (11/23/1960) The article is by Jimmie Fox, but > the narrative is mostly from Arthur Jolley. One little piece says, “There > were three of the Ozments brothers who came to New Orleans from England. > One remained in New Orleans while Alfred and James H. made their way to > South Carolina, where James H. Ozment married Elizabeth Eddings. Soon after > > all moved to Wilson County, Tenn., which is about the center of the state, > and here Alfred Ozment married Nancy Lane and the two brothers reared their > children” Interesting? Who knows?

In a message dated 10/6/00 1:24:49 PM Central Daylight Time, EleanorCol@aol.com writes: > Wow Lon! Thanks for all of this. It's going to take me awhile to decipher > it all. Which John Ozment is this from? Is this the one that no one has > been able to find? Would he let me include information in the Ozment file > online? > > I have never heard of Martha being a Madison before! And I don't think I > have heard about New Orleans being a possible port of entry before. I sure > would like to have some discussion on the list about this because I am > confused to say the least. > > Thanks so much, > Eleanor Colson Hi, Eleanor!! This is the John Ozment from California. I know that he knows Dwight and Evelyn. He has sent me some more things that are just as interesting but I did not want to give too much at one time. I thought it would be best to let all this "digest" before giving the rest. The part about James coming to New Orleans was in an article written by Jimmie Fox. I have it. I will have to type into the computer for you. It was an interview by Arthur Jolley again. Jolley does contradict himself. I have also the history of Billy Eddins re his service in the Revolutionary War. He was born in this country. He never came over from France with Lafayette. Of course, most people have already admitted to knowing this. Also, Billy was not educated so I don't see how he could have taught in an Indian school? His papers are signed by an x so he could not read or write. I am afraid that Jolley had an imagination and never would have dreamt that people nowadays can find information very easily over the internet. I do know that he contributed a lot to the family and he was the man at the time that knew the most (and I think he took advantage of this), although several things were erroneous. At least he got us thinking about our families and us wanting to know the "truth" about them. I am writing John back about his latest email to me. He has to write to me from work and he has told me he doesn't have a lot of time now for research or anything else. He has two boys and is taking care of his mother who had a stroke. I will ask him if you may publish it online. I am pretty sure he will let you do that. I don't really want to give his email address becasue he is so busy. You can understand that. I will be back in touch with you soon and he has already given me permission to share everything he writes to me, so you will know everything he sends me. John has certainly got me kickstarted back into genealogy. Especially in this cold weather it is nice to be able to do something interesting in the house and start "researching" again. As you can see he has done tremendous research and I am certain he can get us on track again without us making too many more errors. I have not forgotten how much you shared freely with me and I still appreciate more as the years go by. Thank you again. Keep up the good work and we all do appreciate the Ozment list and your website. You have made things a lot easier for us to keep in touch. Take care, Lon

In a message dated 10/06/2000 12:46:06 PM Central Daylight Time, LonRMartin@aol.com writes: << Greetings, cousins I have finally gotten around to writing John Ozment. He has given me=20 permission to send to the group. I hope everyone is doing well. It has been=20 kind of quiet lately. I know the group will appreciate the information below. We sure do have some nice relatives!!! Sincerely, Lon >> Wow Lon! Thanks for all of this. It's going to take me awhile to decipher it all. Which John Ozment is this from? Is this the one that no one has been able to find? Would he let me include information in the Ozment file online? I have never heard of Martha being a Madison before! And I don't think I have heard about New Orleans being a possible port of entry before. I sure would like to have some discussion on the list about this because I am confused to say the least. Thanks so much, Eleanor Colson

In today's post there was a note that the Ozments came from Maryland to Guilford Co. ,NC. In tracing my ggrandfather, I found he married Lucinda Ozment in Guilford county May 16, 1832. She was born approx. 1814. I have been unable to find definitive information about either Lucinda's parents or my ggrandfather's. Does anybody have a source of info about the Ozments in Guilford and surrounding area at that time in history? Ivan Lamb OZMENT-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Subject: > > OZMENT-D Digest Volume 00 : Issue 43 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [OZMENT] Re: James H., etc. [EleanorCol@aol.com] > #2 Re: [OZMENT] Re: James H., etc. [LonRMartin@aol.com] > #3 [OZMENT] Letter from John Ozment [LonRMartin@aol.com] > #4 [OZMENT] More from the letter [LonRMartin@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from OZMENT-D, send a message to > > OZMENT-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > To contact the OZMENT-D list administrator, send mail to > OZMENT-admin@rootsweb.com. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OZMENT] Re: James H., etc. > Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 14:22:26 EDT > From: EleanorCol@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 10/06/2000 12:46:06 PM Central Daylight Time, > LonRMartin@aol.com writes: > > << > Greetings, cousins > I have finally gotten around to writing John Ozment. He has given me=20 > permission to send to the group. I hope everyone is doing well. It has > been=20 > kind of quiet lately. > I know the group will appreciate the information below. > We sure do have some nice relatives!!! > Sincerely, > Lon > >> > Wow Lon! Thanks for all of this. It's going to take me awhile to decipher > it all. Which John Ozment is this from? Is this the one that no one has > been able to find? Would he let me include information in the Ozment file > online? > > I have never heard of Martha being a Madison before! And I don't think I > have heard about New Orleans being a possible port of entry before. I sure > would like to have some discussion on the list about this because I am > confused to say the least. > > Thanks so much, > Eleanor Colson > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [OZMENT] Re: James H., etc. > Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:39:55 EDT > From: LonRMartin@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 10/6/00 1:24:49 PM Central Daylight Time, > EleanorCol@aol.com writes: > > > Wow Lon! Thanks for all of this. It's going to take me awhile to decipher > > it all. Which John Ozment is this from? Is this the one that no one has > > been able to find? Would he let me include information in the Ozment file > > online? > > > > I have never heard of Martha being a Madison before! And I don't think I > > have heard about New Orleans being a possible port of entry before. I > sure > > would like to have some discussion on the list about this because I am > > confused to say the least. > > > > Thanks so much, > > Eleanor Colson > > Hi, Eleanor!! > This is the John Ozment from California. I know that he knows Dwight and > Evelyn. He has sent me some more things that are just as interesting but I > did not want to give too much at one time. I thought it would be best to let > all this "digest" before giving the rest. > The part about James coming to New Orleans was in an article written by > Jimmie Fox. I have it. I will have to type into the computer for you. It was > an interview by Arthur Jolley again. Jolley does contradict himself. > I have also the history of Billy Eddins re his service in the Revolutionary > War. He was born in this country. He never came over from France with > Lafayette. Of course, most people have already admitted to knowing this. > Also, Billy was not educated so I don't see how he could have taught in an > Indian school? His papers are signed by an x so he could not read or write. I > am afraid that Jolley had an imagination and never would have dreamt that > people nowadays can find information very easily over the internet. I do know > that he contributed a lot to the family and he was the man at the time that > knew the most (and I think he took advantage of this), although several > things were erroneous. At least he got us thinking about our families and us > wanting to know the "truth" about them. > I am writing John back about his latest email to me. He has to write to me > from work and he has told me he doesn't have a lot of time now for research > or anything else. He has two boys and is taking care of his mother who had a > stroke. I will ask him if you may publish it online. I am pretty sure he will > let you do that. I don't really want to give his email address becasue he is > so busy. You can understand that. > I will be back in touch with you soon and he has already given me permission > to share everything he writes to me, so you will know everything he sends me. > John has certainly got me kickstarted back into genealogy. Especially in this > cold weather it is nice to be able to do something interesting in the house > and start "researching" again. As you can see he has done tremendous research > and I am certain he can get us on track again without us making too many more > errors. > I have not forgotten how much you shared freely with me and I still > appreciate more as the years go by. Thank you again. Keep up the good work > and we all do appreciate the Ozment list and your website. You have made > things a lot easier for us to keep in touch. > Take care, > Lon > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OZMENT] Letter from John Ozment > Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:52:31 EDT > From: LonRMartin@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > > 3 October 2000 > > > > Dear Lon, > > > > I have the following four items from Sheila Branham. > > branham90@yahoo.com > > ____________________ > > > > Item One: > > > > My line from Robert Ozment, Sr., is: > > Robert Shelby Ozment, Sr., married 2nd wife Susan Stewart. > > Robert S. Ozment, Jr. 3/29/1888 - 8/20/1974, married 1st wife > > Lucy T. Wolfe 1/31/1887 - 8/24/1908 (died in childbirth with > > a son); married second wife Emma Orella Glennon and had 6 > > children, one of which is my grandmother, Bernice Oleta > > Ozment 4/7/1919 - 10/29/1997. She married Wm Burl Brown. My > > father is Johnny Brown, married Edna Kay McMurry. I am > > Sheila Brown Branham 6/11/1971, married Michael Sean > > Branham. I have a brother named David, and I have 2 > > children. > > ____________________ > > > > Item Two: > > > > Among the notes left at her (Drew County) historical society by Rebecca > > (DeArmond) was a hand written page on a blank piece of paper from the > Bible > > of Mrs. Eula Mae Harris. I’ll start from the bottom. > > > > William Perice Harris b. 1866 in AR > > Eula Mae Simpson b. 1901 in AR > > > > Father Samuel Simpson b 1865 in LA > > Mother Lucindy Ozment b 1863 in AR > > > > Grandfather James G Ozment b 1823 in TN > > Grandmother Rachel Ozment b 1835 in TN > > > > G-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Jr . b 1793 in NC > > G-Grandmother Elizabeth Eddings b 1795 in SC > > > > GG-Grandfather James Henry Ozment, Sr. b 1755 in England > > GG-Grandmother Martha Arden (Madison) b 1757 in NC > > > > GGG-Grandfather John Ozment b 1733 in England > > GGG-Grandmother Rachel Eaton b 1734 in England > > > > GGGG-Grandfather Robert Ozment b 1710 in England > > GGGG-Grandmother Norma Jean Wilson b 1712 in England > > > > Rebecca DeArmond wrote a book entitled, “Old Times Not > > Forgotten: A History of Drew County.” Have you heard of > > it? Her gggg-grandfather was also Alfred Ozment. She did > > lots of interviews and family group sheets and donated them > > to the Drew County Historical Society. They have her book > > there for sale, and I highly recommend it. > > > > The address is: Drew County Historical Society, 404 S Main St., > Monticello, > > > > AR 71655, 870-367-7446. > > ____________________ > > > > Item Three: > > > > R.S., Jr’s son Alfred has a daughter named Cindy who is supposed to be in > > possession of a Bible. I can’t seem to get a copy of the pages. YET! I > did > > find in my grandmother’s box (Oleta) a copy of a “Births” page that I can > > only assume went in that Bible. It begins with ... > > > > Robert Ozment was born the 12 of October 1820 > > Susan Stuard was born the 25 of March 1849 > > Alpherd (Alfred) Riley Ozment was born July the 18 1881 > > Jimmie Ozment was bornd March the 29 1883 > > Elmira Ozment was bornd the 5 of November the 1886 > > Robert Ozment was born the 29? of March 1888 > > Therefore, I don’t know for sure if this was Sr. or Jr. Bible. > > > > R.S. Sr. headstone does read 1828. The 1820 date is what > > it states in the Bible record though. Who knows? > > > > Cindy, the one with the Bible, lives in TX I think. > > ____________________ > > > > Item Four: > > > > Another great article that can be obtained from the historical society is > > titled “Did You Know That?” (11/23/1960) The article is by Jimmie Fox, > but > > the narrative is mostly from Arthur Jolley. One little piece says, “There > > were three of the Ozments brothers who came to New Orleans from England. > > One remained in New Orleans while Alfred and James H. made their way to > > South Carolina, where James H. Ozment married Elizabeth Eddings. Soon > after > > > > all moved to Wilson County, Tenn., which is about the center of the state, > > and here Alfred Ozment married Nancy Lane and the two brothers reared > their > > children” Interesting? Who knows? > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [OZMENT] More from the letter > Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 15:54:07 EDT > From: LonRMartin@aol.com > To: OZMENT-L@rootsweb.com > > May I say that the Eula Mae Harris Bible, although I have not yet sought to > > procure a copy, is probably all in one handwriting, given the fact that > > there are so many generations given, and all without months and years. The > > Bibles that I have seen usually have only two or three generations and are > > in one to three different handwritings. It would seem likely that she > > obtained information from Mr. Arthur Jolley at one point. > > > > The late Lamar White of Midvale, Utah, conducted a taped interview with > > Arthur Jolley in 1966. It was Lamar’s impression that, while Mr. Jolley > did > > the best he could, nonetheless much of what he said was not true, although > > he interspersed bits here and there which were largely correct. > > > > The same basic outline of E.M. Harris’ Bible was extracted by Lamar from > his > > > > interview with Mr. Jolley. > > > > Dwight Ozment of Richmond, Virginia, has interviewed Winifred Johnson of > > Mesa, Arizona. Her grandfather began relating his family history to her > some > > > > 70 years ago in Texas. She had contact with Mr. Jolley, too. As a result, > > her recollections are tainted by the Jolley narrative to the point where > > Dwight had to concede that Winifred, at times, could not separate those > > facts obtained by her grandfather from those stories related to her by Mr. > > Jolley. There is much of value in her knowledge of the Texas Ozments, > which > > trace back to John Jasper Ozment (b. ca. 1798-99, NC) and his father > Robert > > Lafayette of MS (b. ca. 1779). She grew up with Gene Autry and his mother, > > Elnora Ozment. Their line has female Morgans and Fraziers, which contain > > Indian blood. She told me that her grandfather had told her that Robert L. > > Ozment was also a brother of my Alfred Ozment (b. late 1804-1877), and > that > > Alfred had a diary of family descendancy information, which sadly had > never > > been rediscovered. > > > > Arthur Jolley’s narrative is filled with improbabilities. > > > > One time it states that James H. Ozment, Sr., and Billy Eddings landed in > > Charleston, SC, with Lafayette, and apparently in another version states > > that they landed in New Orleans. > > > > James H. Ozment (1793-1861) was in New Orleans, Louisiana, for a couple of > > years, around 1844. The book in the Santa Clara, CA, Library on the army > of > > Gen. Lafayette has a Jean Osmond of Caen, France, among his men. > > > > At one time, the narrative has Billy Eddings marrying White Fawn or > > Elizabeth, the daughter of Chief Keoto. (I think I remember that he > married > > Rebecca Chandler of Laurens Co., SC.) It has James H., Sr., marrying > Martha > > Arden, the daughter of Chief Keoto’s brother. After leaving SC, James H., > > Sr., and Billy taught at an Indian mission school in Robeson County, NC > > (which was still part of Bladen County until 1787), where they married > their > > > > princesses. The Harris Bible has her as Martha Arden (Madison). > > > > There was a (James) Madison Ozment, a son of Jonathan Ozment. There was, > > also, a Martha A. Ozment, the firstborn child / daughter of Robert S. and > > Caroline Ozment. > > > > According to Lamar White’s tape, Mr. Jolley’s son supposedly obtained > > information from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which said BIA related to > me > > that they don’t have records more that 40 years old. All older documents > are > > > > forwarded to the National Archives, which said NARA related to me that > they > > had no such documents as Mr. Jolley’s son purported, in that they have no > > records for dissipated and unamalgamated tribes, especially of that > vintage > > and in that area. So where did this information originate? > > > > There were a few dissipating reservations in Dorchester Co., MD, in the > > 1780s, when my John Ozment (1763-1842+) would've married, ca. 1785. They > > were Nanticoke, Choptank, etc. of the Delaware (Algonquin stock). The > > Indians of Robeson Co., NC, would likely have been Catawba. > > > > I have never seen a James H. Ozment, Sr., from Robeson Co., NC. The paper > > trail clearly shows that the Ozments came from Talbot Co., MD, to Caroline > > Co., MD, to Guilford Co., NC, and from thence to Wilson Co., TN. > > > > Robert L. (ca. 1779) was probably born in MD, and he was probably a son of > > Thomas Ozment, Jr., (1749, MD - ) who married Rachel (Mrs. Bradbury > > Sylvester) in 1778. > > > > Richard (D.) Ozment, Jr., (1759, MD - 1830+, TN) probably had twin boys in > > 1780, Manlove and Howard (both 70 in 1850, NC). > > > > Robert L. was probably too old to have been a brother of my Alfred (late > > 1804, NC - 1877, AR), who had brothers Eli (1786, NC - 1850+, TN), James > H. > > (1793, NC - 1861, AR), and Richard S. (1800, NC - 1866, IL). Greenbury > > Ozment (1805, NC - 1850+, TN) was probably not Alfred’s brother, even > though > > > > they both married in Nashville a year apart. > > > > Let us just retire this Jolley narrative to family folklore, until such > time > > > > as some hard evidence to the contrary surfaces. > > > > Apropos of my previous e-mail to you, I thought to append my thoughts on > > Richard Osment (1718, MD - 1751+, MD) and his unknown wife. > > > > Richard Ozment, Sr., (1737, MD - 1817, NC) had a Richard (D.) Ozment, Jr., > > (1759, MD - 1830+, TN) Could the initial stand for Davis, and represent > the > > surname of Richard Osment’s wife? (E.g.: Ozment acquaintances of Hannah > > Oldham Davis Edge ... Elizabeth Davis Wise ... etc.) > > > > The 1733 Talbot Co., MD, tax list had one Osment male of 16 years or older > > paying the tax. Therefore, 1733 - 15 = 1718, the birth year of Richard > > Osment, who would’ve married at 18, in 1736. > > > > His son, Richard Ozment, was born in 1737. He was probably 21 by January > > 1759 (will witness of Hannah Edge). Therefore, 1758 - 21 = 1737, also. > > Richard would’ve married Rachel at age 18 or 19, in 1755 or 1756. > > Alternately spelled, Richard Osmond, Jr., appeared on three inventory debt > > lists in 1757 (along with his uncle Thomas Osmond), including that of the > > late William Alexander. Richard Osment (1718-1751+) appeared as next of > kin, > > > > along with his brother, Thomas Osment, and his nephew, George Gibson (son > of > > > > Elinor Osment Gibson), on the 1751 inventory of his father, John Osment. > > > > In Sept. 1749, Richard Bennett bequeathed a land tract called “Neglect” > to > > two of the sons of John Osment, deceased, who were Thomas Osment (ca. > > 1725-1758) and John Osment (1728-1822). It would transfer to John, if > Thomas > > > > had no issue. > > > > But, Thomas had issue: Thomas, Jr., Priscilla (Jr.), and Jonathan. > > > > In 1793, John Osman (54) gave a deposition to the Land Commissioners. > Thus, > > he was born in 1739, and most likely was a brother of Richard (1737). > > > > Thus, the 1790 MD census had Thomas (Jr.), Jonathan, “old” John, and John > > (son of 1718 Richard). > > > > Old John’s son, John Osman (1756, MD - 1822, NY), moved to Montgomery Co., > > NY, after the Rev. War (per his pension application), where he died in > 1822, > > > > leaving a son, John Osman. Old John died in 1822 at the age of 94 (will) > or > > 96 (newspaper). > > > > John and Cornelia (Morton) Osment had: Elinor Osment Gibson (ca. > > 1712-1734+), Richard Osment (1718-1751+), Edward Osmond (ca. 1721-1750s+), > > Thomas (ca. 1725-1758), and John (1728-1822). > > > > John Osman / Osment (ca. 1683-by 9/1749) had been born in Portsmouth, > > Hampshire, England in 1783 (christened in 1784). > > > > Cornelia (ca. 1690-by 1740) had been born in Virginia in about 1690. Her > > father, Robert Morton, first bought land in Talbot Co., MD, in 1700, with > a > > wife of a different name than was in his 1721 will and inventory. He was > 30 > > in 1683, when he was apprenticed for 4 years in Virginia. He was born in > > Caddington, Bedford (1653). > >